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[Verse 1]
E5I have A5nothing but questionsF#5  C#5  
I need aA5nswers, B5those would fill me uF#5p
E5I know when I'm being cA5atered to!
F#5I know when I'm being C#5catered to!
I will A5not settle for the B5lowest common F#5denominator!F#m  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
EHello my friend, we have been wAaiting for you for a loF#mng timeC#m  
We have rAeason to believe that your Bsoul is just like F#mours
EDid you ever get the Afeeling you were F#mjust a little C#mdifferent?
Well, Ahere is our web page, you've finBally found a hoF#mme
[Chorus 1]
EGood people give Dgood advice
Get a C#mjob, eat an Dapple, it'll Ework itself F#mout
It's a G#mphase (It's a phase!)
It's chAemistry (It's chemistry!)
It's your F#mown fault (It's your own fault!)
Well don't lAisten to us
We're just Dpeople too
[Verse 2]
E5I've been A5waiting all my lC#5ife
I've been A5waiting for some B5real good porF#5n
 Something with E5meaning
 Something fulfillinF#5gC#5  
 I'd like A5to make my B5shame count for F#5something
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  EI feel so Aempty trying to F#mexplain thisC#m  
  AHis name is William BOnyeabor, he's from the F#m70s
And when I Ewake up in the mAorning
There are F#mpeople sleeping oC#mn my couch
Well, AI'll have something to sBay about that oneF#m  
[Chorus 2]
  EFree people give Dfree advice
Let C#mgo of the Dpain, let Ego of the F#mfear
But if I G#mlet go of thAat
What will still bF#me here
Will I find oAut
That I am just Dpeople too?
[Outro]
first no chords, then:
Bm A G D
(spoken)
Should I say that one more time?
Um, yeah, I mean, uh, the intent was to sort of go back to these periods and, and revisit them a little bit, 
especially with Teens of Style. You know, with Teens of Denial it was sort of contemporaneous when 
I was writing it. You know, and what I was experiencing at the time. And, uh, I guess I was just out 
of my teenage years when I was writing things for Teens of Denial. I didn't really feel like anything 
had changed. So, um, yeah I guess, you know, the two of those albums together are sort of, they're both 
an exploration of past feelings and how they connect to the present and what I'm doing in the present tense
I'm sorry, you'll have to say that again
The connection must be bad. Um, can you try one more time?
Ahh. Um, when I was starting out, I, uh, recorded vocals in my car sometimes, uh, just for the sake of privacy

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Not What I Needed

by Car Seat Headrest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

C#5

F#m

C#m

G#m

[Verse 1]

E5 A5 F#5 C#5

I have nothing but questions

A5 B5 F#5

I need answers, those would fill me up

E5 A5

I know when I'm being catered to!

F#5 C#5

I know when I'm being catered to!

A5 B5 F#5 F#m

I will not settle for the lowest common denominator!

[Pre-Chorus 1]

E A F#m C#m

Hello my friend, we have been waiting for you for a long time

A B F#m

We have reason to believe that your soul is just like ours

E A F#m C#m

Did you ever get the feeling you were just a little different?

A B F#m

Well, here is our web page, you've finally found a home

[Chorus 1]

E D

Good people give good advice

C#m D E F#m

Get a job, eat an apple, it'll work itself out

G#m

It's a phase (It's a phase!)

It's chemistry (It's chemistry!)

F#m

It's your own fault (It's your own fault!)

Well don't listen to us

We're just people too

[Verse 2]

E5 A5 C#5

I've been waiting all my life

A5 B5 F#5

I've been waiting for some real good porn

Something with meaning

F#5 C#5

Something fulfilling

A5 B5 F#5

I'd like to make my shame count for something

[Pre-Chorus 2]

E A F#m C#m

I feel so empty trying to explain this

A B F#m

His name is William Onyeabor, he's from the 70s

E A

And when I wake up in the morning

F#m C#m

There are people sleeping on my couch

A B F#m

Well, I'll have something to say about that one

[Chorus 2]

E D

Free people give free advice

C#m D E F#m

Let go of the pain, let go of the fear

G#m A

But if I let go of that

F#m

What will still be here

Will I find out

That I am just people too?

[Outro]

first no chords, then:

Bm A G D

(spoken)

Should I say that one more time?

Um, yeah, I mean, uh, the intent was to sort of go back to these periods and, and revisit them a little bit,

especially with Teens of Style. You know, with Teens of Denial it was sort of contemporaneous when

I was writing it. You know, and what I was experiencing at the time. And, uh, I guess I was just out

of my teenage years when I was writing things for Teens of Denial. I didn't really feel like anything

had changed. So, um, yeah I guess, you know, the two of those albums together are sort of, they're both

an exploration of past feelings and how they connect to the present and what I'm doing in the present tense

I'm sorry, you'll have to say that again

The connection must be bad. Um, can you try one more time?

Ahh. Um, when I was starting out, I, uh, recorded vocals in my car sometimes, uh, just for the sake of privacy

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